The Clay City Eels will be playing in front of their home fans against the Riverton Parke Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Clay City focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 24 on Monday.
Last Monday, Clay City came up short against White River Valley and fell 42-33.
Despite the loss, Clay City had strong showings from Abigale Shearer, who scored 10 points, and Megan Jackson, who scored 4 points along with 8 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Riverton Parke took their game at home on Saturday with ease, bagging a 54-8 victory over Providence Cristo Rey. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 36-2.
Riverton Parke's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Aubri Morman, who scored 9 points along with 8 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Haylee Mathas, who scored 10 points.
Clay City's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Riverton Parke, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
Keep an eye on the arc in Thursday's game: Clay City have been dynamite from deep this season, having only made 34.2% of their threes per game. It's a different story for Riverton Parke, though, as they've only made 27.4% of theirs this season. Given Clay City's sizeable advantage in that area, Riverton Parke will need to find a way to close that gap. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
Clay City strolled past Riverton Parke in their previous matchup back in December of 2022 by a score of 50-31. Does Clay City have another victory up their sleeve, or will Riverton Parke turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
